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California imports 70% of its water from out of state and those areas where they import water from are starting to have their water run dry. For all of the talk about how big California's economy is, California has just the 17th biggest state economy per capita (Nebraska is 18th). Water will be come more expensive and California has a large debt as is.
Some people want to create a water pipeline from the Great Lakes to the southwest, but many in the Great Lakes area oppose it, due to the potential damage it may do to the Great Lakes simply so that people can choose to live in a desert and golf on green golf courses there.
What should be done about water and desert cities?
I have no idea who decided it'd be a good idea in the first place to have develop cities in the desert. Why not build cities in Alabama or the Northeast instead? They get lots of water.
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Arizona does not use it's alloted supply every year. California's main problem is the Central Valley farmers, who use 41% of the states water. It would be better for the entire region if that farming was moved to Florida or Texas
The Great Lakes water supply belongs to GL states and provinces, end of story. It's not our fault you decided to defy Mother Nature and build sprawling metropoli in uninhabitable climates.
The Great Lakes water supply belongs to GL states and provinces, end of story. It's not our fault you decided to defy Mother Nature and build sprawling metropoli in uninhabitable climates.
I say, drain the Great Lakes. No more lake effect snow. Sunny winters in Pittsburgh and Cleveland finally!
What should be done about water and desert cities?
Nothing should be done. If California wants to build desalinization plants, that's on their dime. Otherwise, Supply & Demand rules the day. If people can't afford to live in California due to water prices, they'll just have to move elsewhere.
Since 1965, a total of 59 million legal immigrants have been allowed into this country and untold millions of illegals. Add in the children of these people and the numbers are staggering.
All those people will need places to live as well as enough potable water. Most new immigrants gravitate to CA.
In the past, whenever a politician introduces a bill to reduce the annual number of legal immigrants (right now it's 1 million per year) it never gets far. Too many politicians who are beholden to their mega-rich donors who, for various reasons, want the flow to continue.
That's why there is trouble in paradise when it comes to having enough potable water.
There is a group that's working to seriously reduce the number of legal immigrants and send illegals packing:
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